The secret Jewish history of Jimmy Buffett
There was a surprisingly kosher side to the late artist —even if his idea of paradise involved the consumption of cheeseburgers
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The Schmooze Zuckerberg Is About To Be Wealthier Than Warren Buffett
Despite the turmoil that Facebook has faced over this past year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal — Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth has grown tremendously and he is expected to replace Warren Buffet as the world’s third richest person, NBC reported. Although Facebook’s stocks initially dropped 18% after its highly-publicized exploitation and mishandling of data, its…
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Fast Forward Israel Bonds: Sage Of Omaha’s Latest Investment Tip
Warren Buffett is a fan of Israel, and he’s not only saying it – he’s opening his wallet and encouraging other millionaires and billionaires to invest in the country. According to the Jerusalem Post, Buffett will meet with fellow businessmen in New York on Thursday, pressing them to buy up to $140 million in Israeli…
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Fast Forward Warren Buffett Pitches $200M Investment In Israel Bonds
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett will travel to New York this week to help Israel sell government bonds. Development Corporation for Israel, which underwrites the bonds in the United States and is commonly known as Israel Bonds, said Buffett will meet privately on Thursday with U.S., Canadian, Mexican and Brazilian investors who have each signaled plans…
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Fast Forward Warren Buffett Is Trying To Raise $200 Million In Israel Bonds
NEW YORK (JTA) — Business magnate Warren Buffett is encouraging the purchase of Israel Bonds at private events in New York. Guests attending the events with Buffett on Thursday have pledged to buy $1 million to $5 million in Israel Bonds in order to meet the billionaire. Buffett hosted an event last November in his hometown of…
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Fast Forward Warren Buffett Gives $10M to Rambam Hospital
American billionaire Warren Buffett is donating $10 million to Rambam Hospital in Haifa. The gift was announced last week by Israeli businessman Eitan Wertheimer during a dinner to celebrate Rambam’s 75th year, the Israeli business daily Globes first reported. Wertheimer and Buffett are close friends since the 2006 sale of 80 percent of the Wertheimer’s…
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Opinion Warren Buffett’s $2B Bet on Israel
Warren Buffett, the famed investment Oracle of Omaha, is in love with the Israeli economy, or at least with one company. On Wednesday, shortly after announcing his purchase of Israeli cutting tool maker Iscar for $2 billion, a move that would complete his takeover of the company, Buffett sat down with Israeli reporters at the…
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Opinion Obama’s Charity-Tax Plan Sounds Good to Some
President Obama is getting precious little credit for his policy heroism these days. But here is one conservative ready to applaud the president for an idea whose time has come. Let’s tax charity. Absolutely. The president, in his plan to bring down the deficit, said that he wanted to bring down the deduction for charitable…
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